JAVS Spring 1989

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Playing the Viola Con ve rsatio ns with w ilham Primrose D ,\ \'I D DALJO ;-": , Hri,\llI1Il1 )i l l/II\, U III' ,\T~ l t li Foreword by JA ;'\'.OSSTA RKER' . Ad'lln' the dea th , in ! lJi'\2, (If th e T(' 110\\" I1I'd \'joli st William Pnmros e. David Dalton l' n g'l,g l'd th ...' m u sician in ,1 livclv ~l'ri ,,-'s III co nvcr sanou s that tou ched \ )11 ;llmpsl ,III aSpl'Cb l lf \'iOl'l tcch .uq u c. ~~l· r iorn l ,l ncl" repertoire . r l'c IHd lllg , and Ill... torv Th i.. bOt 'l-. rs ,rtran scnpuon o t tha t l h ,l !tl glll' , cont ig h t";lll1 n.-.pcr tom- tor the \10 1,1- "a n in s t rument without tradition "- ,l nd I' ll pc rtor m.uu'v-, 1.1 the hfl',11n l lll'"l' r tus bv B.1rlllk a n d \ \'.l lh ' ll Punctua ted wit h fr.l n kn l'sS and hurnor , thi.. l-ook i-:> ,1 tr ihull' toom- ot l hl' g reat a rt i.. t-, of thi-c ccn turv. Co n te n ts: Ii.. the Rl',l ,!e r ' \ 'il.l,l \i.1 \ 'i,l1in? ' Ic-aclu-r and Stud en t - T hv Lt.' ..... ll ll · 011 Pr .ict i..in g · Hold ing the \'ll. la · TI1l'.'\rt llt f${l\\1I1:-;' ~ lt l rl· on Bll\\' ing and TOI1l" '1he \ 1.1t!I' r,.! FinJ,';l'r ing' Left -ha nd Tl'd 1t1il\Ul... . OI I1<'r Lctt- h.md Con.. idcr.i t ion.. • t\ lou t Pl' rh ' rm in )..;·On St,'g<" TIll' I{(' pl'rll'ire ' P l ' r lu rm,lIK l' I'r ,ld il'l ' and Inll'f p rd ,l t lOll ' I' rI1:-;r,1 I1lIl lllg ' Rl'lt. rd inhs: Hncv, ,1n<:l \ \ ·h .11 to Ma ke (\1Them - Competit ion... • TO I \ 'dfll ,1 C Ul' l' r ' Eult .g l· - Ind v 141-\1'\ :::! 64 pp. ; nurm-rous h., ll tlllle " .l nd muslc cx.uu pf cs

" Tllis volume is an inualu able contribution to the strillg player's bookshelf. The clarity with which Mr. Dalton has distilled the ideas of the grea t William Primrose forms a toonderi ul basis for a technical approach a l l both violin and viola. As onewho has had the rare prioileg«of studyillg and performing with the great master, it was very much like a personal visit . . ." - Joseph S ilve rs te in , aninent i 'io!i Il;::;I, timJlCT COl/ca l M ll.-;fcr of fftc Bo.-; fo!l SymphollY Ordlt~ frl1 l1 l1d MII ::;;c Director of lilt' Utah SYlllp/WII .'I Til order. :>t'Jll i chcck or II/O lI l'l! on/a to: Hll lllml itil'~ I1 l1d Social Scic' ;Ct'''; M,nkeril1;'; Depa rtment @ ", o xford u n iVerSitYPress ' '':;;'' 200 Mad ison Aven ue New York, NY 10016 Cred it ca rd or ders accepted : (2 1:::!) 67l)-7l0() l " tl ' ll s il ll1 7 HlH

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